The Moving Centre: Preferences for Government Activity in Britain, 1950–2005

Autor:	John Bartle, James A. Stimson, Sebastian Dellepiane-Avellaneda
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Politics Government Sociology and Political Science business.industry Political science General election Public policy Political philosophy Public administration American political science Public opinion business Period (music)
Zdroj:	British Journal of Political Science. 41:259-285
ISSN:	1469-2112 0007-1234
DOI:	10.1017/s0007123410000463
Popis:	The political ‘centre’ is often discussed in debates about public policy and analyses of party strategies and election outcomes. Yet, to date, there has been little effort to estimate the political centre outside the United States. This article outlines a method of estimating the political centre using public opinion data collected for the period between 1950 and 2005. It is demonstrated that it is possible to measure the centre in Britain, that it moves over time, that it shifts in response to government activity and, furthermore, that it has an observable association with general election outcomes.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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